Library of the World's Best Literature: Ancient and Modern, Volume 40Charles Dudley Warner International Society, 1896 |
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Page 16353
... face , His gaunt , gnarled hands , his unkempt bristling hair , His garb uncouth , his bearing ill at ease , His lack of all we prize as debonair , Of power or will to shine , or art to please ; You , whose smart pen backed up the ...
... face , His gaunt , gnarled hands , his unkempt bristling hair , His garb uncouth , his bearing ill at ease , His lack of all we prize as debonair , Of power or will to shine , or art to please ; You , whose smart pen backed up the ...
Page 16355
... face from mine . I smile when sunbeams fling Their bright arms round thee . When the blue heavens lean Upon thy breast , I thrill with bliss , O King ! Thou canst not stoop , - we are too far apart ; I may not climb to reach thy mighty ...
... face from mine . I smile when sunbeams fling Their bright arms round thee . When the blue heavens lean Upon thy breast , I thrill with bliss , O King ! Thou canst not stoop , - we are too far apart ; I may not climb to reach thy mighty ...
Page 16360
... face to mirror in them , - Forever shun the light . " And that of all the torments ever suffered , Parting's most hard to bear ; That like a dream the echo of his voice is ringing Forever in my ear . " But since it is for his dear sake ...
... face to mirror in them , - Forever shun the light . " And that of all the torments ever suffered , Parting's most hard to bear ; That like a dream the echo of his voice is ringing Forever in my ear . " But since it is for his dear sake ...
Page 16362
... face from you In the dark , in the dew . In the dark , in the dew , All my love goes out to you , Flutters like a bird in pain , Dies and comes to life again ; While you whisper , " Sweetest , hark : Some one's sighing in the dark , In ...
... face from you In the dark , in the dew . In the dark , in the dew , All my love goes out to you , Flutters like a bird in pain , Dies and comes to life again ; While you whisper , " Sweetest , hark : Some one's sighing in the dark , In ...
Page 16363
... face to see : One I love , All above , Has a ruddy cheek like thee . Fainter far Roses are , Though with morning dew - drops bright ; Ne'er was fur Soft like her , Milk itself is not so white . When she sings , Soon she brings Listeners ...
... face to see : One I love , All above , Has a ruddy cheek like thee . Fainter far Roses are , Though with morning dew - drops bright ; Ne'er was fur Soft like her , Milk itself is not so white . When she sings , Soon she brings Listeners ...
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